..This study examines the psychological and social barriers to institutional delivery, namely women's decision-making autonomy and their perceptions about social support for institutional delivery in their community...

..Injection drug users (IDUs) in resource poor settings are at high risk for HIV transmission through unsafe needle-sharing and sexual practices. We report on the injecting and sexual behavior of a sample of IDUs from Malindi, Kenya...

The importance of HIV prevention messaging for orphaned youth in Zimbabwe

..We found protective associations between the gender equality measures and the outcomes studied, indicating that gender equality is a potential strategy to improve maternal and child health in Africa. ..

A multilevel analysis of the effect of Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme on school-age children's health

Winnie K LusenoDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation PIRE, 1516 East Franklin Street, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Department of Public Policy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USADepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation PIRE, 1516 East Franklin Street, Suite 200, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Department of Public Policy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Clinical LaboratoriesHealth Policy Plan 29:421-32. 2014

One size does not fit all: psychometric properties of the Shona Symptom Questionnaire (SSQ) among adolescents and young adults in Zimbabwe

Erica HaneyGillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United StatesJ Affect Disord 167:358-67. 2014

..Depression is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Onset commonly occurs during the adolescent period. Understanding how depression tools are functioning among adolescents has been relatively overlooked...

Integrating community outreach into a quality improvement project to promote maternal and child health in Ghana

Leslie E Cofiea Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USAGlob Public Health 9:1184-97. 2014

..Sustaining community outreach as part of QI efforts will require improving infrastructure, strengthening QI teams, and ongoing collaboration with community members. ..

Gender equality and education: Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among married women in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe

..Overall, the findings indicate that the education and the promotion of gender equality are important strategies for increasing uptake of a vital HIV service, and thus are important tools for protecting girls and young women against HIV. ..